Monday August 31, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 31, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        45  32  2.88   77   5  26   688   606  246  220   44  211  456
Oakland         47  32  3.12   79  44   7   721   624  280  250   54  274  371
Chicago         41  32  3.31   73  15  20   650   607  277  239   52  246  338
Texas           42  32  3.48   74  15  13   660   614  276  255   43  216  318
Detroit         44  34  3.49   78  22  16   691   595  286  268   64  264  345
Baltimore       42  32  3.51   74  15  19   661   651  301  258   58  240  329
Cleveland       36  36  3.64   72  26   8   657   697  295  266   44  200  399
Milwaukee       44  34  3.70   78   9  26   713   714  317  293   39  240  310
California      40  39  3.73   79  19  14   704   693  326  292   58  219  310
Minnesota       26  52  3.90   79   9  13   705   721  346  305   59  265  363
Boston          41  35  3.92   76  15  15   689   701  344  300   75  235  372
Kansas City     30  41  3.97   71  14  19   634   644  304  280   53  202  288
Toronto         25  52  3.99   77  15  11   699   694  359  310   54  281  310
Seattle         29  49  4.60   79   6  13   712   759  400  364   61  273  331

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart (BAL)    3   5  1.83  22   1   0   4   0   79   62   20   16    4   40   39
Britt Burns (CHA)      8   2  2.40  17  16   4   0   1  109   93   32   29    8   34   69
Steve McCatty (OAK)    9   6  2.50  15  15  11   0   2  130   92   36   36   10   45   61
Tommy John (NYA)       7   4  2.58  14  14   2   0   0   94   90   35   27    5   27   34
Milt Wilcox (DET)      9   5  2.78  17  17   5   0   1  113   94   39   35    6   34   62
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    9   6  2.82  17  17   8   0   1  137  128   44   43    7   31   95
Ron Guidry (NYA)       9   3  2.82  16  15   0   0   0   89   71   29   28    8   19   70
Steve Trout (CHA)      7   5  2.83  15  13   3   0   0   95   86   33   30    6   31   46
Jack Morris (DET)     10   4  2.85  17  17  11   0   1  139  109   46   44   10   54   63
Rick Langford (OAK)    8   8  2.87  17  17  13   0   1  138  132   59   44    6   47   62

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          3   5  1.83  22   1   0   4   0   79   62   20   16    4   40   39
Tippy Martinez         3   2  2.40  27   0   0   9   0   41   35   13   11    3   21   32
Dennis Martinez       10   4  3.28  17  16   4   0   1  112  114   58   41    8   38   54
Jim Palmer             4   6  3.29  16  16   3   0   0   98   91   43   36   10   34   29
Scott McGregor         9   3  3.49  16  15   5   0   1  106  102   41   41   11   30   50
Mike Flanagan          8   5  3.84  16  16   3   0   2  101   90   44   43    9   30   65
Tim Stoddard           2   1  4.32  21   0   0   5   0   25   27   12   12    3   13   21
Steve Stone            2   4  4.35   9   8   0   0   0   39   44   25   19    4   16   18
Jeff Schneider         0   0  4.85   6   0   0   1   0   13   15    9    7    2    6    7
Dave Ford              1   2  5.77  13   2   0   0   0   34   50   26   22    1    9    9
Steve Luebber          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0   12   21   10   10    3    3    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Rainey           0   1  2.95   9   2   0   0   0   37   36   21   12    2    9   20
Bob Ojeda              3   1  3.06   4   4   2   0   0   32   28   12   11    4    8   15
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.18  22   0   0   5   0   34   27   13   12    5   16   22
Mark Clear             8   1  3.41  24   0   0   5   0   61   55   23   23   10   38   64
Bob Stanley            7   4  3.50  26   0   0   0   0   69   83   30   27    2   31   22
Tom Burgmeier          3   5  3.64  22   0   0   5   0   42   48   21   17    5    7   22
Mike Torrez            7   2  3.83  15  15   2   0   0   82   79   40   35    8   32   33
Dennis Eckersley       7   5  3.98  17  17   6   0   2  113  109   57   50    8   27   64
Frank Tanana           3   7  4.29  17  16   3   0   1   99  100   51   47   12   28   54
John Tudor             2   3  4.68  12  11   2   0   0   67   69   39   35    9   24   31
Steve Crawford         0   5  5.26  12  11   0   0   0   53   67   37   31   10   15   25

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               4   3  1.90  30   0   0   8   0   52   45   11   11    4   16   33
Ken Forsch            10   6  2.89  17  17   9   0   4  131  121   44   42    5   25   48
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.94  17   0   0   2   0   34   39   16   11    4   11   13
Fred Martinez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    4
Andy Hassler           4   1  3.02  30   0   0   4   0   60   51   21   20    6   20   35
Bruce Kison            0   0  3.38   5   0   0   0   0   16   13    6    6    2    3    7
Steve Renko            5   3  3.42  16  12   0   0   0   76   69   30   29    5   32   42
Mike Witt              5   6  3.71  15  14   3   0   0   80   75   38   33    7   31   46
Dave Frost             1   4  3.74   7   6   0   0   0   34   26   14   14    3   12   11
Jesse Jefferson        2   4  3.84  17   5   0   0   0   59   58   29   25    3   14   19
Geoff Zahn             8   7  4.26  18  18   7   0   0  116  133   68   55   12   30   36
Bill Travers           0   1  8.38   4   4   0   0   0   10   14   11    9    2    4    5
Doug Rau               1   2  8.71   3   3   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    2    4    3
John D'Acquisto        0   0 10.71   6   0   0   0   0   19   26   24   23    2   12    8
Angel Moreno           0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Lamp            5   2  2.09  20   3   1   0   0   73   57   20   17    2   27   40
Britt Burns            8   2  2.40  17  16   4   0   1  109   93   32   29    8   34   69
Steve Trout            7   5  2.83  15  13   3   0   0   95   86   33   30    6   31   46
Richard Dotson         8   5  3.31  17  17   5   0   4  109  107   45   40    8   36   53
Kevin Hickey           0   1  3.41  28   0   0   3   0   32   25   14   12    2   15   13
Ross Baumgarten        5   7  3.83  15  15   1   0   1   82   83   42   35    8   34   36
Ed Farmer              2   3  3.92  30   0   0  10   0   39   33   21   17    5   24   25
Francisco Barrios      1   3  3.96   8   7   1   0   0   36   45   23   16    3   14   12
LaMarr Hoyt            5   3  4.33  29   1   0   7   0   60   57   33   29    9   21   41
Dewey Robinson         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  7.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    0    3    1
Reggie Patterson       0   1 11.37   5   1   0   0   0    6   12    8    8    1    5    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           3   2  2.76  21   0   0   2   0   42   35   13   13    2   16   32
Bert Blyleven          9   6  2.82  17  17   8   0   1  137  128   44   43    7   31   95
Len Barker             7   4  3.24  15  15   8   0   3  114  101   43   41    4   28   95
Dan Spillner           1   3  3.33  20   4   1   3   0   68   63   28   25    3   26   44
John Denny             5   4  3.34  12  12   3   0   1   92   87   44   34    6   46   52
Sid Monge              2   4  3.52  22   0   0   3   0   38   38   18   15    5   11   23
Rick Waits             6   7  4.43  15  15   4   0   0   91  126   50   45    6   27   30
Dennis Lewallyn        0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    1    4
Wayne Garland          3   6  5.47  10   9   2   0   1   49   77   33   30    6   11   13
Bob Lacey              0   0  7.59  14   0   0   0   0   21   36   20   18    5    3   11

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          2   1  1.64  27   0   0  12   0   38   19    7    7    1   15   21
Dave Tobik             2   0  2.20  21   0   0   1   0   49   34   13   12    5   29   24
George Cappuzzello     0   0  2.55  12   1   0   0   0   18   14    6    5    1   10   12
Milt Wilcox            9   5  2.78  17  17   5   0   1  113   94   39   35    6   34   62
Jack Morris           10   4  2.85  17  17  11   0   1  139  109   46   44   10   54   63
Dan Petry              6   6  3.39  15  14   3   0   1   80   67   36   30    7   39   43
Aurelio Lopez          5   2  3.41  22   3   0   2   0   63   60   25   24    6   22   45
Dave Rozema            4   5  3.80  19   9   2   1   2   90   85   38   38   12   21   39
Dan Schatzeder         5   7  6.03  14  12   1   0   0   60   65   41   40   12   26   17
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2
Howard Bailey          1   4  7.36   9   5   0   0   0   37   45   31   30    4   13   17

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Jones             2   1  1.80   5   4   0   0   0   30   28    8    6    0   12    7
Dan Quisenberry        0   4  2.23  28   0   0  13   0   40   41   13   10    1   12   13
Renie Martin           3   5  2.83  23   0   0   4   0   54   44   19   17    2   24   21
Jim Wright             1   1  3.16  11   0   0   0   0   26   28    9    9    1   13   15
Larry Gura             8   5  3.27  16  16   7   0   2  116  102   46   42    8   24   43
Dennis Leonard         7   9  3.73  18  18   4   0   0  135  145   65   56   11   32   74
Atlee Hammaker         0   0  4.02   4   1   0   0   0   16   16    7    7    1    3    5
Paul Splittorff        3   5  4.52  16  14   1   0   0   88   98   44   44    9   19   43
Ken Brett              1   1  4.62  18   0   0   2   0   25   29   14   13    2   12    5
Rich Gale              5   6  6.01  15  15   2   0   0   85   91   58   57   14   35   42
Juan Berenguer         0   4  8.69   8   3   0   0   0   20   22   21   19    4   16   20

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         2   2  1.14  33   0   0  20   0   55   38    7    7    3    9   42
Mike Caldwell          9   7  3.34  17  17   3   0   0  119  119   50   44   11   28   34
Pete Vuckovich        10   3  3.55  16  16   1   0   0  104   94   43   41    4   43   50
Jamie Easterly         2   2  3.61  32   0   0   3   0   42   33   18   17    0   24   23
Jim Slaton             4   6  3.77  17  16   0   0   0   91   93   40   38    4   36   38
Jerry Augustine        2   1  3.83  20   2   0   2   0   54   61   23   23    3   13   24
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  4.13  27   0   0   1   0   52   43   26   24    2   22   15
Moose Haas             8   4  4.24  16  15   4   0   0   91   92   44   43    6   27   38
Randy Lerch            4   7  4.80  16  12   1   0   0   69   94   46   37    2   27   37
Rickey Keeton          1   0  4.84  17   0   0   0   0   35   47   20   19    4   11    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           2   3  2.61  38   0   0   8   0   59   49   21   17    3   25   43
Brad Havens            1   3  3.03   7   5   0   0   0   39   33   13   13    3   10   22
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.56  19   0   0   0   0   43   46   21   17    3   11   15
Roger Erickson         3   8  3.84  14  14   1   0   0   91   93   48   39    7   31   44
Albert Williams        3   7  3.95  16  15   2   0   0   98   99   46   43    9   31   56
Fernando Arroyo        5   6  3.95  17  13   1   0   0   93  102   48   41    7   27   24
Pete Redfern           4   7  4.10  17  16   3   0   0   99  101   50   45   10   36   61
Jerry Koosman          3   9  4.20  19  13   2   5   1   94   98   49   44    8   34   55
Darrell Jackson        2   2  4.42  11   2   0   0   0   18   20    9    9    1   12   12
John Hobbs             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Don Cooper             0   5  4.70  20   1   0   0   0   38   39   21   20    6   23   18
Jack O'Connor          3   2  4.80  22   0   0   0   0   30   39   19   16    2   23   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Frazier         0   1  0.53  10   0   0   3   0   17   14    1    1    1    4   10
Rich Gossage           3   1  0.72  26   0   0  17   0   38   19    3    3    1   11   40
Dave LaRoche           4   1  1.56  18   1   0   0   0   35   25    6    6    2   12   18
Dave Righetti          4   2  1.68   9   9   0   0   0   64   46   13   12    0   22   55
Mike Griffin           0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    4
Rick Reuschel          1   1  2.10   5   4   0   0   0   26   26    8    6    1    2    9
Ron Davis              2   4  2.57  33   0   0   5   0   56   37   16   16    5   18   67
Tommy John             7   4  2.58  14  14   2   0   0   94   90   35   27    5   27   34
Doug Bird              5   1  2.70  17   4   0   0   0   53   58   19   16    5   16   28
Ron Guidry             9   3  2.82  16  15   0   0   0   89   71   29   28    8   19   70
Bill Castro            1   1  3.79  11   0   0   0   0   19   26   13    8    2    5    4
Rudy May               5   8  4.32  21  17   3   1   0  117  115   58   56    7   34   66
Tom Underwood          1   4  4.41   9   6   0   0   0   33   32   17   16    2   13   29
Gene Nelson            3   1  5.00   7   7   0   0   0   36   36   23   20    5   21   15
Dave Wehrmeister       0   0  5.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    0    7    7

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    3    2
Bob Owchinko           4   2  2.06  22   0   0   2   0   35   24    8    8    1   16   23
Steve McCatty          9   6  2.50  15  15  11   0   2  130   92   36   36   10   45   61
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Rick Langford          8   8  2.87  17  17  13   0   1  138  132   59   44    6   47   62
Jeff Jones             4   1  2.87  23   0   0   3   0   47   32   15   15    4   27   32
Matt Keough            8   4  3.21  15  15   9   0   2  118  106   45   42    8   36   56
Tom Underwood          1   1  3.41  10   3   0   1   0   32   24   15   12    3   15   26
Brian Kingman          3   5  3.45  15  13   3   0   1   89   95   38   34    9   29   49
Mike Norris            9   5  3.91  16  16   8   0   1  115   98   55   50   13   48   54
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  7.71   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    6    6    0    4    2

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Andersen         2   3  2.74  31   0   0   3   0   49   37   19   15    3   12   31
Brian Allard           3   2  3.75   7   7   1   0   0   48   48   22   20    5    8   20
Glenn Abbott           2   4  3.95  15  13   0   0   0   82   88   40   36   10   21   22
Bryan Clark            2   4  4.15  25   8   1   2   0   85   80   46   39    2   49   48
Jim Beattie            1   1  4.31   7   4   0   0   0   31   31   15   15    1   11   18
Shane Rawley           2   5  4.69  31   0   0   4   0   48   48   26   25    1   25   23
Ken Clay               0   4  4.85  16   8   0   0   0   65   79   42   35    8   30   17
Floyd Bannister        6   6  4.93  14  13   3   0   2   77   84   43   42   11   25   49
Mike Parrott           3   6  4.98  15  12   0   0   0   69   82   40   38    3   23   31
Bob Galasso            0   1  5.20  11   1   0   1   0   28   27   18   16    2   12   13
Jerry Don Gleaton      4   7  5.21  16  13   1   0   0   78   80   50   45   10   35   30
Dick Drago             4   5  5.61  32   0   0   3   0   43   57   27   27    4   14   23
Randy Stein            0   1 10.61   5   0   0   0   0    9   18   12   11    1    8    6

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Babcock            1   1  2.20  16   0   0   0   0   29   21    7    7    2   16   18
Jim Kern               1   2  2.25  14   0   0   4   0   16    8    5    4    0   14   11
John Henry Johnson     3   1  2.66  24   0   0   2   0   24   19    7    7    2    6    8
Dave Schmidt           0   1  2.77   9   1   0   1   0   26   25    8    8    0    8   10
Steve Comer            5   1  3.09  25   1   0   5   0   58   59   23   20    1   22   15
Rick Honeycutt         8   3  3.12  14  14   5   0   2   87   78   32   30    6   12   24
Doc Medich             7   4  3.18  14  14   3   0   3   96   97   36   34    3   17   40
Danny Darwin           8   6  3.58  15  15   5   0   2   98   72   40   39    9   37   62
Jon Matlack            4   6  4.00  15  15   1   0   1   99   94   53   44    7   38   41
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.06  15   0   0   1   0   38   38   18   17    2   14   33
Fergie Jenkins         5   7  4.53  16  14   1   0   0   89  103   47   45   11   32   56

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Juan Berenguer         2   2  2.31   5   4   1   0   0   35   29   12    9    2   13   10
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.78  32   0   0   6   0   55   56   22   17    5   19   24
Jerry Garvin           1   2  3.33  27   4   0   0   0   49   43   18   18    3   20   21
Luis Leal              4   9  3.54  21  12   3   1   0   94   87   45   37    7   31   54
Joey McLaughlin        1   5  3.55  30   0   0   4   0   46   48   23   18    2   17   28
Dave Stieb             7   9  3.61  18  18   8   0   1  132  117   58   53    7   42   59
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.20  12   0   0   0   0   15   22   11    7    1    6    5
Mark Bomback           4   5  4.23  16  11   0   0   0   77   73   39   36    6   31   29
Jackson Todd           2   6  4.25  16  12   3   0   0   83   85   47   39    7   29   35
Jim Clancy             3   8  5.78  15  15   0   0   0   72   80   52   46    7   50   27
Mike Willis            0   4  5.91  20   0   0   0   0   35   43   25   23    6   20   16
Paul Mirabella         0   0  8.59   4   1   0   0   0    7   11    7    7    1    3    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  K. Forsch (CAL)          10
  D. Martinez (BAL)        10
  J. Morris (DET)          10
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)       10
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         9
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         9
  R. Guidry (NYA)           9
  S. McCatty (OAK)          9
  S. McGregor (BAL)         9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9

Losses:

  J. Koosman (CHA)          9
  L. Leal (TOR)             9
  D. Leonard (KCA)          9
  D. Stieb (TOR)            9
  J. Clancy (TOR)           8
  R. Erickson (PHI)         8
  R. Langford (OAK)         8
  R. May (NYA)              8
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        13
  S. McCatty (OAK)         11
  J. Morris (DET)          11
  K. Forsch (CAL)           9
  M. Keough (OAK)           9
  L. Barker (CLE)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  D. Stieb (TOR)            8
  L. Gura (KCA)             7

Saves:

  R. Fingers (MIL)         20
  R. Gossage (NYA)         17
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)     13
  K. Saucier (DET)         12
  E. Farmer (CHA)          10
  T. Martinez (BAL)         9
  D. Aase (CAL)             8
  D. Corbett (MIN)          8
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             7
  R. Jackson (TOR)          6

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  L. Barker (CLE)           3
  D. Medich (TEX)           3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  D. Darwin (TEX)           2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  L. Gura (KCA)             2
  R. Honeycutt (TEX)        2

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)       139.0
  R. Langford (OAK)     138.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)     137.1
  D. Leonard (KCA)      135.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)        132.0
  K. Forsch (CAL)       131.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)      129.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     118.2
  M. Keough (OAK)       117.2
  R. May (NYA)          116.2

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        145
  G. Zahn (CAL)           133
  R. Langford (OAK)       132
  B. Blyleven (CLE)       128
  R. Waits (CLE)          126
  K. Forsch (CAL)         121
  M. Caldwell (MIL)       119
  D. Stieb (TOR)          117
  R. May (NYA)            115
  D. Martinez (BAL)       114

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            68
  D. Leonard (KCA)         65
  R. Langford (OAK)        59
  R. Gale (KCA)            58
  D. Martinez (BAL)        58
  R. May (NYA)             58
  D. Stieb (TOR)           58
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       57
  M. Norris (OAK)          55
  J. Matlack (TEX)         53

Home Runs:

  R. Gale (KCA)            14
  M. Norris (OAK)          13
  D. Rozema (DET)          12
  D. Schatzeder (DET)      12
  F. Tanana (BOS)          12
  G. Zahn (CAL)            12
  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  D. Leonard (KCA)         11

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          54
  J. Clancy (TOR)          50
  B. Clark (SEA)           49
  M. Norris (OAK)          48
  R. Langford (OAK)        47
  J. Denny (CLE)           46
  S. McCatty (OAK)         45
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)       43
  D. Stieb (TOR)           42
  S. Stewart (BAL)         40

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          95
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        95
  D. Leonard (KCA)         74
  R. Guidry (NYA)          70
  B. Burns (CHA)           69
  R. Davis (NYA)           67
  R. May (NYA)             66
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        65
  M. Clear (BOS)           64
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       64

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